‘Colonial-era trope’: Hindu group flags Peter Navarro’s Brahmin remark; urges Donald Trump to sack him

[ad_1] Peter Navarro (File photo) A Hindu advocacy group, HinduPACT’s American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD), on Tuesday demanded the dismissal of top US official Peter Navarro from President Donald Trump’s team, condemning his remarks as “inappropriate and Hinduphobic.” The group objected to Navarro’s reference to caste and his “portrayal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in […]

Pope condemns ‘pandemic of arms’: Prays for US school shooting victims; urges Ukraine ceasefire

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV on Sunday issued a powerful plea against what he called the global “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed for victims of a deadly school Mass shooting in the United States.Speaking in English from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Chicago-born pontiff condemned both the Minnesota attack and […]

‘Two countries with ancient civilizations’: Ayatollah Khamenei calls for stronger Iran-China ties; urges ‘solid foundation’

[ad_1] Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, on Sunday highlighted the significance of deepening ties with China, describing the two nations as “ancient civilizations,” capable of driving major changes in regional and global affairs.In a post on X, he wrote, “Iran and China are two countries with ancient civilizations on the two sides of Asia that […]

‘Endangering health’: Bernie Sanders urges Trump’s health secretary RFK Jr to resign; cites ‘dangerous policies’

[ad_1] Bernie Sanders (left), and Robert F Kennedy Jr. US Senator Bernie Sanders has joined calls for US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to step down, following recent turmoil in American health agencies.In an opinion piece in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator said Kennedy was “endangering the health of the […]

‘My beloved leaders…’: American Singer Mary Millben’s appeal amid tariff row; urges US and India to ‘negotiate as real friends’ | World News

[ad_1] American singer Mary Millben Amid escalating tensions between the United States and India over proposed tariff hikes, American singer Mary Millben issued a heartfelt message for both countries. Millben took to X, “I’ll say again: America needs India, and India needs America. Any direction in policy that strains our strategic alliance is the wrong […]

Australia ends diplomatic ties with Iran, expels ambassador; urges its people to leave

[ad_1] Australia expels Iranian ambassador, accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks on its soil. Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, accusing the country of organizing two anti-Semitic attacks last year. The Australian Security Intelligence Organization said Iran was behind arson attacks on the Lewis Continental Kitchen, a kosher food company, in Sydney in October last […]

Florida truck crash: Family of Indian-origin Harjinder Singh urges mercy; driver faces 45-year prison term

[ad_1] Indian-origin Harjinder Singh killed 3 in US on August 12 The family of Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh has appealed for a lighter sentence after a Florida highway crash left three people dead and placed him at risk of spending decades in a US prison.The 28-year-old Harjinder is from Rataul village in Punjab’s Tarn […]

‘Reverse the downward spiral’: Nikki Haley urges US to strengthen ties with India to counter China; warns of ‘strategic disaster’

[ad_1] File photo: Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (Picture credit: ANI) Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has called on Washington to strengthen its partnership with India, warning that undermining decades of progress in relations would be a “strategic disaster.”In an opinion piece for Newsweek, Haley described India […]

Xi in Tibet: China’s president makes rare visit to Lhasa; urges political stability, religious harmony

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Wednesday and made his rare and second visit as China’s leader, marking the 60th anniversary of Tibet’s establishment as an autonomous region. During his visit, Xi emphasised the importance of stability, stating, “To govern, stabilise and develop Tibet, the first thing is […]